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Conges terminology question
3 months ago
Barbara R. Cochran, MFA 
asked this question:
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Language pair: |
Spanish > English |
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Subject: |
General |
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Level of diffculty: |
Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
un par de dedos de coñac |
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Context: |
Gale, a pesar de que Brianna sabía que estaba muy enfadado con ella, la cogió en brazos cuidadosamente cuando el carruaje llegó a la mansión y la llevó directamente a la biblioteca, allí, hizo que se sentara y le sirvió un par de dedos de coñac en una copa. |
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The answer of Jack Speese |
a couple of fingers of cognac
My comment:
English speaking bartenders use this term as well, a finger is roughly an ounce.
My references:
https://www.westword.com/restaurants/ask-the-bartender-giving-all-those-old-bar-terms-the-finger-5747968
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